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HUMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN.
BERLIN, _Sept. 23d, 1856_.
CHER ET _introuvable_ AMI!
How the improbable can become real! How royal huntsmen and royal
coachmen cannot find you, cannot look for your direction in the prosaic
directory. I send this direction at this moment to the Grand Duke, who
has the anguish of having detained my revered friend. May he be more
fortunate in a new attempt. The enclosed sheet is a Berlin curiosity for
your archives.
Faithfully yours,
A. V. HUMBOLDT.